University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
Now showing items 57021-57040 of 116514
-
Extension Education And Farmers' Performance In Improved Crop Farming In Kakamega District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1985)Studies on the adoption of farm innovations have, especially in Kenya, focused on a single innovation, or a few innovations, but not for specific crops. This paper compares the extent to which the adoption of practices in ... -
Effect of Multi-Enzyme Mixtures on Performance and Nutrient Utilization in Broilers Fed Diets Containing Different Types of Cereals and Industrial By-Products
(2013)The effect of 3 multi-enzyme mixtures (MEM), A, B and C, having equivalent phytase activities but with different activities of carbohydrases (except invertase) and protease on growth performance and nutrient utilization ... -
Nutritional evaluation of indigenous foods with potential food-based solution to alleviate hunger and malnutrition in Kenya
(2013)Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the nutritional quality and key essential nutrients in indigenous foods consumed by vulnerable groups to identify practical applications for alleviation of hunger and malnutrition ... -
Contribution of Africa’s Coastal and Marine Sectors to Sustainable Development
(University of Nairobi, 2001)More than half of the world's population lives within 60 km of the shoreline, and in Africa trends in population growth indicate that this figure could rise to three quarters by the next century. The lives and reasonable ... -
Response of microbial populations, soil available ,P and yield of Lupin(Lupinus albus L cv. Amiga) to application of Minjingu phosphate rock-A green house study
(2014)The objective of the current study was to determine soil fungal and bacterial populations, available P and uptake, and yield of white lupin (Lupinus albus) under varying P rates. The source of P was minjingu phosphate ... -
White Lupin (Lupinus albus L. cv. Amiga) Increases Solubility of Minjingu Phosphate Rock, Phosphorus Balances and Maize Yields in Njoro Kenya
(2014)Exudation of high amounts of citrate in white lupin (Lupinus albus L. cv. Amiga) has the advantage of being effective in mobilization of a wide range of sparingly soluble P sources. To improve cultivation system of maize, ... -
Mycophenolic Acid, Mycophenolate Mofetil, Mizoribine, Ribavirin, and 7-Nitroindole Inhibit Propagation of Babesia Parasites by Targeting Inosine 5'-Monophosphate Dehydrogenase
(2014)The resistance of Babesia parasites to current anti-babesiosis drugs is an issue of major concern. The inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) of Babesia gibsoni has been identified and characterized as a molecular ... -
An evaluation of marketed anthelmintic products and user information in central and north rift regions of Kenya
(2012)A survey of different types of marketed anthelmintic brands in the main livestock keeping areas in the central and north rift regions of Kenya was carried out in April 2011. The aim of this survey was to obtain baseline ... -
Possible effects of distribution conditions on efficacy of veterinary drugs, chemicals and biologicals in Uganda
(2012-04)Effective management of veterinary drugs, chemicals and biologicals is a prerequisite for quality, safe and efficacious livestock health products. Since the introduction of the policy of privatization and liberalization ... -
Anti-microbial activity and biochemical constituents of Pycnoporus sanguineus, a medicinal mushroom of Mid-Western Uganda
(2012-04)As a contribution towards search of alternative medicine against emerging resistant pathogenic strains, this study aimed at exploring the antimicrobial activity and identification of the potential bioactive compounds in ... -
The invitro ascaricidal efficacy of erythrina abyssinica extracts
(2012-04)The antihelmitic efficacy of Erythrina abyssinica (Leguminocae) used in the control of worms in indigenous chicken was conducted in the Pharmacology Department of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University. The ... -
Perspectives on the veiled potential of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedaries), and its perceived future role in mitigating the devastating effects of climate change and in enhancing ASAL livelihoods in Kenya
(2012-04)Perspectives on the veiled potential of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedaries), and its perceived future role in mitigating the devastating effects of climate change and in enhancing ASAL livelihoods in Kenya Wamwere ... -
Natural Hazards and Climate Change in Kenya: Minimizing the Impacts on Vulnerable Communities Through Early Warning Systems
(University of Nairobi, 2014-01)Disasters are an important cause of impoverishment in Africa, and Kenya is 1 of 11 countries in the world most at risk of disaster-induced poverty. In 2011 alone, 106 million people around the world were affected by floods: ... -
Importance of camels in adapting to climate change in ASAL areas of Kenya
(2012-04)Over 70% of Kenya’s land mass consists of arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). Camels are well adapted to the arid conditions of the ASALs and are reared in various pastoral communities in Northern Kenya. The dromedary is an ... -
Determinants Of Poverty: Lessons From Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008-12)Poverty and food security are twin concerns of Kenya in a manner similar to many affected developing countries. It is characterized by the inability of the affected households in the country to acquire and retain sustainable ... -
Relative Preferences for Soil Conservation Incentives among Smallholder Farmers: Evidence from Malawi
(2014)This paper uses framed choice experiments to examine the preferences of smallholder farmers in Malawi regarding alternative policy-based incentives to adopt conservation practices that reduce soil erosion and increase ... -
Lithological Influences on Occurrence of High-Fluoride Waters in The Central Kenya Rift
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Within the East African rift, groundwater recharge results from the complex interplay of geology, land cover, geomorphology, climate and on going volcano-tectonic processes across a broad range of spatial and temporal ... -
Adaptation to droughts: Developing community based sand dams in Kitui, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2006)The ADAPTS program aims at finding local level adaptation strategies in water policies that, apart from alleviating impacts from climate change, also assure food production, sustain people’s livelihoods and ultimately ... -
Burying The Dead, Culture And Economics: An Assessment Of Two Kenyan Cases
(University of Nairobi, 1999-06) -
Health Care Switching Behaviour of Malaria Patients in a Kenyan Rural Community
(University of Nairobi, 2002-02)Patients ordinarily use multiple sources of health care. This study reveals the transitions patients in a rural region of Gusii, Kenya are likely to make beyond the homestead in their search for alternatives to combat ...
